UE initiated beam management procedure

An apparatus for managing a base station, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to cause the base station to:
• communicate with a user equipment device (UE);
• transmit, to the UE, an indication of a transmission beam;
• transmit, to the UE, a reference signal using the transmission beam;
• receive, from the UE, an indication of a preferred beam management procedure of a plurality of possible beam management procedures;
• and
• perform a beam management procedure according to the indication of a preferred beam management procedure.

A base station, comprising:

• at least two antennas;
• at least one radio coupled to the antennas;
• and
• a processor coupled to the radio;
• wherein the processor is configured to cause the base station to:
• communicate with a user equipment device (UE) using a first beam;
• transmit, to the UE, an indication of the first beam;
• receive, from the UE, an indication of a preferred beam management procedure of a plurality of possible beam management procedures;
• and
• perform a beam management procedure according to the indication of a preferred beam management procedure.